eBay’s former Vice President of Seller Operations and Engagement has landed a job at Facebook. Marni Levine’s LinkedIn profile shows she joined the social media company as its new Vice President of Global Commerce Operations this month. Levine had joined Read more
The US government asked some large tech companies on Monday about how they may be tracking the personal information of visitors and using them in algorithms. The FTC said it was sending orders to Amazon, TikTok, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Read more
WhatsApp is not an online shopping platform, but the messaging app is adding a “cart” feature to facilitate communications between buyers and merchants. The company says people are using its app to discuss products and coordinate sales – a “store Read more
As sellers head into the holiday season and eye adding a social component to their operations, Facebook wants the ecommerce world to know that it is open for business. There are several channels on Facebook that support ecommerce, but the Read more
In mid-May, Facebook launched a new tool for sellers so they could set up a shop on their Facebook business page or Instagram profile and feature those “Facebook Shops” in stories and ads. Today, Facebook announced a shopping portal called Read more
Sellers and others who have a Facebook Business Page can now start charging for live events with the potential to turn shoppers and followers into paying students – think virtual Adult Ed classes. Facebook announced the new program aimed at Read more
Facebook said a study of small businesses around the world shows they’re hurting as a result of COVID-19, and the social networking company vowed to help. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg announced the availability of the Global State of Small Read more
Facebook is now allowing sellers to list and advertise non-medical face masks, it announced on Wednesday. In March, it had temporarily banned ads and commerce listings for masks on its apps “to help protect against scams, misleading medical claims, medical Read more
Facebook launched Facebook Shops today along with complementary features across its apps that will “inspire people to shop and make buying and selling online easier.” Facebook is working with ecommerce platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce to help their merchants Read more
A new study out last month indicates Google does a better job than Facebook at driving online sales. The study by Israeli analytics firm Oribi analyzed the online shopping behavior of over 5.2 million consumers across 204 online stores from Read more
